Malawi vs Turkey: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Malawi
385,312 hectares
in 2025
Turkey
427,965 hectares
in 2025
Malawi rank
53rd
Turkey rank
51st
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Malawi
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 427,965 hectares against 385,312 hectares in Malawi, a difference of 42,653 hectares.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 51st of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 544,640 hectares | 513,523 hectares | 31,117 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 534,605 hectares | 603,236 hectares | 68,631 hectares | Turkey |
| 2020s | 415,887 hectares | 484,002 hectares | 68,115 hectares | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Malawi or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 427,965 hectares against 385,312 hectares in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Malawi and Turkey?
- 42,653 hectares, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Turkey?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Turkey rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Malawi ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 51st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.